I just finished 10 days without Facebook, and (mostly) without Instagram because Russell M. Nelson challenged me to do that and record my impressions. Here are my thoughts:
-I am more present in my real life and for my children when Facebook isn't an option.
-I don't have a ready break for times in the day when I'm tired if I don't allow social media that role.
-I feel less connected to some people I love and to many I like when I don't see the ebb and flow of my feed regularly. Most of them don't live near me but some of them do.
-I am less informed on news events without people's commentary on what has happened. I don't have a good source of news that feels balanced and unobtrusive in my day. I don't care that much either.
-Overall I feel like a better person with limited or no social media, even though I see benefits.
So here is what I am going to try:
-Limit my Facebook time to three times a week for a short, set period of time.
-Ponder on how I would like to stay informed.
-Try to be a force for good when I am on social media. Be kind and do kind things.
I must admit that I jumped back in with a vengeance by posting my appliances on Facebook Marketplace and allowing notifications for a few days. I'm already weary of it again! But I think the appliances will go pretty quickly.
-I am more present in my real life and for my children when Facebook isn't an option.
-I don't have a ready break for times in the day when I'm tired if I don't allow social media that role.
-I feel less connected to some people I love and to many I like when I don't see the ebb and flow of my feed regularly. Most of them don't live near me but some of them do.
-I am less informed on news events without people's commentary on what has happened. I don't have a good source of news that feels balanced and unobtrusive in my day. I don't care that much either.
-Overall I feel like a better person with limited or no social media, even though I see benefits.
So here is what I am going to try:
-Limit my Facebook time to three times a week for a short, set period of time.
-Ponder on how I would like to stay informed.
-Try to be a force for good when I am on social media. Be kind and do kind things.
I must admit that I jumped back in with a vengeance by posting my appliances on Facebook Marketplace and allowing notifications for a few days. I'm already weary of it again! But I think the appliances will go pretty quickly.
The very foundations of Facebook were shaken when women in The Church of Jesus Christ Of Later-day Saints took a break from social media.
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